{"id":59711,"date":"2026-08-15T10:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/uncategorized\/japans-nikkei-drops-2-on-global-chip-sell-off-and-surging-yen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:54:12","slug":"japans-nikkei-drops-2-on-global-chip-sell-off-and-surging-yen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-ca\/analysis\/japans-nikkei-drops-2-on-global-chip-sell-off-and-surging-yen\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Nikkei drops 2% on global chip sell-off and surging yen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nikkei drops 2% as global chip sell-off intensifies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening yen weighs heavily on automakers and exporters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan&#8217;s Nikkei share average fell sharply on Thursday, driven by a global sell-off in chip-related stocks and a strengthening yen. The Nikkei (NI225) dropped 2% to 40,277.86 by the midday break, dipping earlier to 40,112.56, the lowest since July 2. This fall came just a week after it reached a record high of 42,426.77.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Nikkei-VTMarkets-18July-1024x458.jpeg\" alt=\"The Nikkei225 chart demonstrates a significant 2% drop, attributed to a global chip sell-off and a surging yen. This 1-hour interval chart shows a -0.03% trend, with an open at 40,236.50, a close at 40,225.15, a high of 40,430.15, and a low of 40,080.15. Key indicators include moving averages (5, 10, 20, 30), which highlight the downward momentum, and the MACD (26, 16, 9) showing increasing selling pressure. The chart also displays trading volumes, reflecting the heightened market activity due to the negative sentiment in the tech sector and currency fluctuations.\" class=\"wp-image-14232\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picture: Japan\u2019s Nikkei sees a decline on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Tech stocks lead declines amid surging volatility<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volatility spiked to its highest level since May 9. Chip-making-equipment giant Tokyo Electron (8035) was the biggest drag on the Nikkei, tumbling 9.5%. Other major decliners included Disco (6146) and Screen Holdings (7735), which skidded 9% and 8.5%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broader Topix index (TOPIX) fell 0.93%, with a sub-index of growth shares sliding 1.4% and a value share gauge losing 0.5%. U.S. chip shares sold off sharply overnight, with the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index (SOX) sliding 6.81% due to potential tighter curbs on exports of advanced semiconductor technology to China.<br><br><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/nasdaq-and-tech-stocks-plunge-as-inflation-data-spurs-sell-off\/\">Nasdaq and tech stocks plunge as inflation data spurs sell-off<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Trump&#8217;s remarks add pressure to market decline<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remarks from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/nasdaq-and-tech-stocks-plunge-as-inflation-data-spurs-sell-off\/\">Taiwan should pay the U.S. for its defense<\/a>, further deepened the rout. Among the Tokyo Stock Exchange&#8217;s 33 industry groups, electric machinery\u2014which includes Tokyo Electron\u2014was the worst performer, dropping 2.8%, followed by precision machinery at 2.7%, and machinery at 2.4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump says Taiwan should pay the US for its defence as \u2018it doesn\u2019t give us anything\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CpQ68AvJYq\">https:\/\/t.co\/CpQ68AvJYq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Guardian US (@GuardianUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuardianUS\/status\/1813443806399807835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weakness in chip shares is expected to keep the Nikkei down for the day. However, earnings reports from Taiwan chip giant TSMC (2330) and Disco could influence market movements in the near future.<br><br><strong>You might be interested: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/japans-nikkei-climbs-as-tech-stocks-follow-us-growth-shares\/\">Japan\u2019s Nikkei climbs as tech stocks follow US growth shares<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transport equipment sector also declined, with the yen surging from 161.81 per dollar on July 10 to 155.375 on Thursday. A stronger yen reduces the value of exporters&#8217; overseas revenues. Consequently, Toyota Motor (7203) fell 2.6%, Nissan (7201) dropped 1.5%, and Mazda (7261) tumbled 4.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current market scenario underscores the vulnerability of the Nikkei to both global tech sector trends and currency fluctuations. 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